2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 24

CHAPTER NUMBER: 121 File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Prior Year Introduction As: HB 624/03 - JUD Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 365
Sponsored By:
Delegate Boutin
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Dogfighting and Cockfighting

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from knowingly attending as a spectator a deliberately conducted event that uses a fowl, cock, or other bird to fight with another fowl, cock, or other bird; prohibiting a person from possessing, owning, selling, transporting, or training a dog or a fowl, cock, or other bird with the intent to use that animal for specified purposes; prohibiting a person from possessing specified implements or devices relating to a fowl, cock, or other bird fighting with another fowl, cock, or other bird; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
07/28
Pre-filed
1/14
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m.
3/8
Favorable Report by Judiciary
3/9
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/11
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/10
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (118-0)
Passed Enrolled
4/27
Signed by the Governor Chapter 121
Senate Action
3/12
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/8
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/9
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; TURTLES
BIRDS
COUNSELORS -see also- SOCIAL WORKERS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
PENALTIES
SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Criminal Law
( 10-605 , 10-607 , 10-608 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 128370/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 2004   at: 6:02 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 11, 2004: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
April 10, 2004: Third Reading Passed (118-0)
Senate
April 9, 2004: Third Reading Passed (46-0)